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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 146271

Shotley Community Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Ipswich · IP9 1NR

Ages 4–11 · 81 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-01-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.8%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
125

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
21
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill41%

81 pupils · 196 places

Pupils on roll
81
Boys / girls
44 / 37
School capacity
196
Capacity fill
81 / 196 (41%)
Free school meals
30.9%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ASSET EDUCATION
Academy trust
ASSET EDUCATION
Sponsor
Asset Education
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Hodgetts

Location

Address
Main Road, Shotley
Postcode
IP9 1NR
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 81 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 30.9%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP9
10
Primary in IP9
7
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Hodgetts
Telephone
01473787255
Website
www.shotley.org.uk

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